Jerusalem

Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities on earth, considered holy to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as the three religions either originated or took root in the city. Divided into the Jewish Quarter, Christian Quarter, Muslim Quarter, and Armenian Quarter, it has 890,428 people of many races and religions.

History
Jerusalem was originally called "Jebus", and was taken over by the United Kingdom of Israel in 1000 BC. The city was thus the "city of Zion", and became the capital of Israel and the Kingdom of Judea, and from that point onwards became the center of Judaism. The Jews flourished in the city for many years, although it changed hands many times as Egypt, Babylonia, the Persian Empire, the Macedonian Empire, and other nations conquered it. Many of the people were killed in the sieges, and Jerusalem was destroyed many times.

Under the Roman Empire (63 BC-614 AD), Jerusalem was completely transformed. It used to have many synagogues, but under the Roman governor Crispus Flavius in the 300s AD its architecture changed to include a large Christian Cathedral in addition to Roman aqueducts, an armorer, a forum, Pro-Consul's Palace, and other buildings.